After extensive searching on the Internet, I failed to find a venue for Hispanists to share with colleagues their myriad of experiences with publishing, particularly the handling of the review and publication processes by refereed journals. My motive is not to encourage irrational venting sessions for rejected authors, but to prompt an intelligent and useful exchange that might assist scholars with choosing prospective journals that exemplify professionalim and integrity; journals that conduct the entire review process expeditiously and provide authors with useful feedback for improving their manuscripts. Many true horror stories have been shared at academic conferences and within language and literature departments across the country, and these should indeed be shared here to help each other avoid potential pitfalls. Besides assisting our fellow scholars, if this blog also succeeds at ultimately improving the management of certain refereed journals, then many in the profession will benefit.
I submitted an article to this journal recently (about two months ago) and I received the first round of feedback very quickly--within a month. However, the feedback was mean-spirited and unhelpful. I had such high hopes for, if not publication, then helpful comments from some of the top scholars in the field. I was disappointed.
I had a very different experience with this journal than did the first commenter. My original submission (to England, single quotes, punctuation on the outside, please) was acknowledged, then a few months later when I inquired, it seemed to have vanished into the ether. I resubmitted, and this time the feedback (now coming from the west side of the Atlantic) was fairly timely, a few months or so, but very constructive and cordial, leading to a minor reworking, acceptance and overall a very positive feeling about the whole thing.
I submitted an article to this journal recently (about two months ago) and I received the first round of feedback very quickly--within a month. However, the feedback was mean-spirited and unhelpful. I had such high hopes for, if not publication, then helpful comments from some of the top scholars in the field. I was disappointed.
ReplyDeleteI had a very different experience with this journal than did the first commenter. My original submission (to England, single quotes, punctuation on the outside, please) was acknowledged, then a few months later when I inquired, it seemed to have vanished into the ether. I resubmitted, and this time the feedback (now coming from the west side of the Atlantic) was fairly timely, a few months or so, but very constructive and cordial, leading to a minor reworking, acceptance and overall a very positive feeling about the whole thing.
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